Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-03
People who were in Attendance
Say it was a Decided Success.
An Unusually Large Attendance
and Fine Display.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal.


and and colts on exhibition than any otl er
one class of live stock, the number on the
ground being about thirty, and among them
were many good ones. The leading exhib-
| itors in this class were E. A. Field, Charles
Merrill, W. R. Field, J. B. Sawtelle, and
d. l.. Sawtelle.
| Frank Bowman exhibited a full blood Her
eford bull and E. A. Field fine cross bred
animal of the same blood. The team of OK.
and steers comprised twentv-three yoke, four
pairs of which were shown by c. Graves,
while among the other exhibitors were J. r
Phlbrook, E. A. Field. George Bowman,
Silas w. Bragg, Albert Taught, G. Barton,
Sewsll A. Clark John H. Wyman and VIM.
A. Shaw.
The fair was held in the new Town Hall
and the long tables were heavily loaded with
products of orchard, garden and farm; while
the display of fancy. ornamental and useful
articles, bread, cheese, butter and canned
fruits, told Of busy time on the part of the
farmers wives and daughters since the fair
of last year.
The table devoted to products of the gar.
made by L. G. Tilley, H. A. Taught, Mark
Bean, Ezra Bates, +. Z. Blake, Charles F.
Lovtjoy, J. F. Warren, Calvin Graves, J.
| II. Field and j. NJ Palmer. Four tables
one of our best fruit growing towns, and can
get out fine display of fruit even in year
If ligh; general yield.
| The two largest exhibitors were Messrs.
had 33 varieties of apples and five of pears,
and the former twenty of apples. three of
pears, seven of grapes and one of ounce.
Other exhibitors were Mark Bean, twenty
varieties, Josiah Soule, A. X. Swift, A. ID.
Clark, o. A. Toman, d. r. Sawtelle, F. E.
Blake, s, r. Reynolds. J. E. Reynolds, L.
! H. Wymsn and C. Philbrick.
Frank Bowman had a good display of
grapes of the following varieties: Concord,
Northern Muscadine, Hartford Prolific, Wal
ter, Champion, Moore's Early and Worden.
Several exhibited cranberries. Honey was
shown by NJ. w. Bussey and Sawtelle, and
maple syrup and sugar by George H. Man
ter. There were twenty-five cans of pre-
served and canned fruits shown by Mrs. L.
Jennie Brown, Mrs. S. S. Lovejoy, Susan
Reynolds and E. L. Moore.
A long table upon the raised platform was
devoted wholly to flowers and fancy and or
namental work while displayed on the walls
and across the hall were scores of handsome
rugs, quilts, table scarfs, bed spreads, table
covers, and other articles coming under the
head of ladies' work. 1t is difficult for an
ordinary reporter to get an inventory of ar
ticles in this department of fair, and yet
they contributed largely to its interest and
success We are compelled therefore to
dismiss this class with the remark that the
Sidney fair would not have been the success
it was, had their contributions been omitted.
The rain which came on about 2 o'clock
broke up somewhat the plans of the after
noon, and yet many farmers stood out in it
all for hours, and were ''bound to see it
through"
The officers of the fair society are: Pres
ident, G. F. Bowman; secretary and treas
urer, Martin L. Reynolds; marshal, Fred E.
Blake. All these gentlemen performed their
duties to universal acceptance.
The follow ing are a list of premiums sc
far as report d, as awarded by the several
committees, except those on faLcy articles,
our reporter being unable to obtain the re-
port of this committee:
NEAT STocK.
Drawing oxen-S Clark, lst; Calvin
Graves, 2nd; E A Field, Sd.
Fat cattle-Isaac Bowman, lst; Howard
r Bowman, 2nd; William Shaw, Sd.
Best horse-Willam Field.
Rest grade Jersey cow-Albert Taught.
Best full blood heifer-G c Smiley.
Best grade Jersey Is months old-Msrk
Beaue.
Best grade Black Dutch heifer-C c Ham
len.
BULLS AND YOU'VE Stock.
| Hereford bull, three years old-Frsnk
Bowman.
Grade bull, three years old-Allen Fields.
| Heifer. one year old-C c Hsmlen.
Rest woke two and three year old steers
Everett Tilson.
One year old durham steers-Charles
Fields.
One wear old steers-Arthur Stevens.
| HORSES.
Trotting horses-Chas Fields, lst; NJ
| Ballard, 2ud: Allen Fields, 3rd-
Brood msres-D L Sawtelle, lst; Willard
Fields, 2nd: NJ Ballard, 3rd.
Carriage horses-D L Sawtelle, lst; Tur-
ner Barr, End.
Three year old colts-A Bragg, lst; Geo
| Swift, 2nd; Lucius Howard, 3rd.
Two year old colts-Willard Fields, lst
and End; J E Sawtalle, 3rd.
One year old colts-A D Stevens, lst; Chas
Merrill, End; L Wyman, 3rd.
| Suckers-D L Sswtelle, 1st; Willard
Fields, End; Frank Abbott, 3rd.
Sheep-James Bacon, lst; only one exhib-
it.
Swine-LG G Tilley, LIST.